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governor christie's response to the criticism, quote, i speak the truth. so what does your gut tell you? are you surprised that some are criticizing the governor, particularly republicans and conservatives? go to facebook.com/newsnation to cast that vote. that does it for this edition of "news nation." i'm tamron hall. i hope you have a great day. "the cycle" is up next. some coordinating. and a trip to the one place with the new ideas that help us pull it all together. from the things that hang and shine... ...to the things that sparkle and jingle. all while saving the things that go in our wallet. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. trade in any light string and get up to five bucks off the latest holiday leds. anncr: every president inherits few have faced so many. four years later... our enemies have been brought to justice. our heroes are coming home. assembly lines are humming again. there are still challenges to meet. children to educate. a middle class to rebuild. but the last thing we should do is turn back now. president
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christie. the deadly storm responsible for 59 deaths according to the app and 59 billion in damage, ripped up boardwalks and left 2 million without power. governor christie has take an prominent role in the disaster recovery but also been content to share the spotlight with the president. despite the fact that christie remains a surrogate for the romney campaign, his praise of the commander in chief storm response has been oversized and unsensored, downright christy-en. this display of bipartisan has created confusion on both sides of the aisle. in today's "new york times" maureen dowd writes that, quote -- white house officials seem a bit flummoxed by christie's bear hug. they speculate christie who always puts chris fi first has decided it's better for his presidential ambitions to be a maverick blue state governor with a democratic chief executive exiting in 2016 than to have president romney and tea party republicans in congress pulling him to the extreme right for the next eight years. chr
christie. the deadly storm responsible for 59 deaths according to the app and 59 billion in damage, ripped up boardwalks and left 2 million without power. governor christie has take an prominent role in the disaster recovery but also been content to share the spotlight with the president. despite the fact that christie remains a surrogate for the romney campaign, his praise of the commander in chief storm response has been oversized and unsensored, downright christy-en. this display of...
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christie wouldn't reveal that. i'm trying to be charitable here, folks. >> let's just talk about his impression of obama. actually, can we rerun that just to the part where rush is doing his impression of barack obama saying you want some money? can we just do that? >> is it possible obama called christie and said, you want some money? you want some -- you'd better let me come. so what if obama wants to call and make money contingent on it? christie wouldn't reveal that. >> he needs help. >> okay. that is -- that's officially the worst obama impression ever done. >> unbelievable. >> it was like goodfellas for a minute. which part -- he's ridiculous. he needs help. >> i'd love to hear previous limbaugh episodes where he is effusively praising chris christie. apparently now he thinks chris christie is the type of guy who can just be bullied into doing whatever effusively on multiple occasions. i mean, i don't think anyone can look at the chris christie statements and not feel that they are at least in part genuine. a
christie wouldn't reveal that. i'm trying to be charitable here, folks. >> let's just talk about his impression of obama. actually, can we rerun that just to the part where rush is doing his impression of barack obama saying you want some money? can we just do that? >> is it possible obama called christie and said, you want some money? you want some -- you'd better let me come. so what if obama wants to call and make money contingent on it? christie wouldn't reveal that. >> he...
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is it like christie said? >> i think to a lot of voters, especially in the states affected, virginia, maryland, pennsylvania, ohio, new hampshire shgz connecticut, in all these key states those voters aren't thinking about election day. they're worried about the impact this is having on their families and friends and communities and rightfully so. in terms when you look at it from 20,000 feet, i don't know what the good answer is. i think this freezes things in a lot of ways in terms of where we were in the election. i don't think it gives a candidate an advantage. what happens here is at some point election nearing and campaigning will begin again friday or saturday. voters will start to focus again. in terms of how it changes the race, i don't think it changes it much way or the other. where it does have an impact is on early votes, and my guess is you see both campaigning shifting more of the resources to make sure that people come out on election day rather than early votes. >> you think it perhaps will pi
is it like christie said? >> i think to a lot of voters, especially in the states affected, virginia, maryland, pennsylvania, ohio, new hampshire shgz connecticut, in all these key states those voters aren't thinking about election day. they're worried about the impact this is having on their families and friends and communities and rightfully so. in terms when you look at it from 20,000 feet, i don't know what the good answer is. i think this freezes things in a lot of ways in terms of...
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face. >> i want to see that play out. >> chris christie -- chris christie has done a number of different things here. first, he's been responding to the disaster full credit for him for doing that. but you know, just in terms of the crass politics of it he has in expressing for a start his sense of respect for being on marine one, that whole i've got to pinch myself, you know, we have not heard that, which is what normal people when they come up to a president. we have not heard from from republicans at all for the last four years. it's great to hear people have respect for the office and institution of the presidency, whatever their state of need, whatever their state's need. but or piece of is it, you know, the two pieces of the republican argument against the president is that he's out of his desk. chris christie saying that president is not out of it he's on it, he's there for me. yes, the bipartisan saying he promised to unite the country, he's failed to do so, it's not bromance. it's what elected officials when they're not campaigning, are supposed to be doing, serving the people.
face. >> i want to see that play out. >> chris christie -- chris christie has done a number of different things here. first, he's been responding to the disaster full credit for him for doing that. but you know, just in terms of the crass politics of it he has in expressing for a start his sense of respect for being on marine one, that whole i've got to pinch myself, you know, we have not heard that, which is what normal people when they come up to a president. we have not heard...
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sandy and bill christie's son on marine one is not what i thought would be happening with my life. >> for more on the situation along the jersey shore, let's go to danielle leigh live in toms river. danielle, i know you're about 8 miles away from seaside heights. we've seen incredible pictures. what are you seeing? >> reporter: where i'm standing is next to that bridge at toms river that leads over to the popular vacation communities, seaside heights. they're still cut off from the rest of society. this morning you may be able to see the police cars behind me. they're saying it's just not safe to go over there. you walk along toms river, constant reminders of the devastation. a boat just sitting along the road, a piece of couch. and when people walk by and see these items, these things, these pieces of people's lives, it's very difficult for them. it reminds them what they went through yesterday looking at the damages in places like seaside heights. emergency officials successfully rescued dozens of people. now today they'll go back over there and start addressing the underlying safet
sandy and bill christie's son on marine one is not what i thought would be happening with my life. >> for more on the situation along the jersey shore, let's go to danielle leigh live in toms river. danielle, i know you're about 8 miles away from seaside heights. we've seen incredible pictures. what are you seeing? >> reporter: where i'm standing is next to that bridge at toms river that leads over to the popular vacation communities, seaside heights. they're still cut off from the...
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he was greeted by governor chris christie. and the two men just continued to work on this partnership that they got going when it comes to recovering from this storm. in fact, they've been doing it before the storm hit. now, these were the sites the president saw as he flew over the jersey coastline. image after image of flooded homes, destroyed boardwalks, and washed out roads dominated the president's trip. on the ground, president obama and governor christie visited relief shelters throughout the area. the governor offered this assessment of the president to storm victims. he means what he says. it's important that he is here. christie had more praise later on. >> we spent a significant afternoon together, surveying the damage up and down the new jersey coastline. we were on marine one together, to be able to show the president that personally, had an opportunity to see it and discuss it at length, and going over to the shelter here, being able to meet with folks and see the president and his concern, the concern all of us
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that's what this president is going to be doing with governor christie. you go there and look presidential and try to speak for the country. it's not just at this event. any time current events have injected themselves into this election, governor romney has stumbled. he did it with the libya attacks. he wants the election to play itself out. rather than seeing this as a moment he can step up on stage and say this is the kind of leader i will be. >> is this a time where political sins can be forgiven? i mean you see chris christie and president obama working back and forth, the public sees this. this is really the way it's supposed to be, isn't it? >> it's not a moment for punishment or the accounting of past grievances. this is about practicalities and the extraordinary thing, we can set aside what's going to happen on the ground as important as it is. this president has denied any claim of bipartisanship for the last three or four years. that's the intentional policy of republicans. through mitch mcconnell on health care and here you have one of the mos
that's what this president is going to be doing with governor christie. you go there and look presidential and try to speak for the country. it's not just at this event. any time current events have injected themselves into this election, governor romney has stumbled. he did it with the libya attacks. he wants the election to play itself out. rather than seeing this as a moment he can step up on stage and say this is the kind of leader i will be. >> is this a time where political sins can...
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he can't do anything certainly for chris christie. going around with mitt romney and his secret service detail through the affected areas of new jersey would actually cause more problems and wouldn't help at all, whereas going around with the president helps him look at the damage really view it for himself. he can get something out of doing that with the president. i think romney unfortunately is the odd man out. >> and here are the words that chris christie can never say again in this campaign. he said this just 11 days ago in virginia. let's listen to this. >> anything in his life, so the president doesn't know how to lead. i mean, watch what he's been like for the past four years. he's like a man wandering around a dark room. hands up against the wall, clutching for the light switch of leadership. and he just can't find it. he won't find it in the next 18 days. >> steve, he's just erased every statement like that that he's made and he made a lot of them over the last couple months. >> yeah. you're seeing, to pick up on joy's point
he can't do anything certainly for chris christie. going around with mitt romney and his secret service detail through the affected areas of new jersey would actually cause more problems and wouldn't help at all, whereas going around with the president helps him look at the damage really view it for himself. he can get something out of doing that with the president. i think romney unfortunately is the odd man out. >> and here are the words that chris christie can never say again in this...
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. >>> president obama and chris christie look at the damage up close and chris christie defends his praise for the man he had been spending months campaigning against. >>> plus, as the cleanup gets under way, we'll go live to one of the hardest hit coastal areas. an exclusive look on the ground in seaside heights, new jersey. >>> and as the campaign enters the final five days, did sandy stall governor's momentum? good morning from washington. we've got a packed show today, thursday, november 1st. no more surprises. anything that happens now is a november surprise. i'm chuck todd. the storm recovery is just beginning and as victims try to put their lives back together, the frustration is beginning and it's mounting over just how long that recovery process will take. at least 74 people have been killed by the storm. millions of homes and businesses are still without power. new york city is grinding back into business a little bit and that's producing a traffic nightmare. the traffic problems are so bad that governor andrew cuomo has declared an emergency and there's a mandate of three people
. >>> president obama and chris christie look at the damage up close and chris christie defends his praise for the man he had been spending months campaigning against. >>> plus, as the cleanup gets under way, we'll go live to one of the hardest hit coastal areas. an exclusive look on the ground in seaside heights, new jersey. >>> and as the campaign enters the final five days, did sandy stall governor's momentum? good morning from washington. we've got a packed show...
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i have to start with chris christie. who would have imagined that a week out from election day he would be out singing the president's praised in very strong language? we have a clip of that right now. >> the spth all over this and deserves great credit. i appreciate that call from the president. very proactive and i appreciate that type of leadership. the president's been great. i spoke to him three times yesterday. he called me midnight last night. good working with the president. >> so look, i do think he's sincere here and been very emotionally moved after surveying the damage in new jersey but not only is his praise sort of politically good for the president but politically good for chris christie. >> there's no question that it does. chris christie's job to get all the resources possible from the federal government, from anybody who can help to try to repair his devastated state. so yes, it's good for chris christie. but it's good for the president for a couple of reasons. first of all, any time you talk about the
i have to start with chris christie. who would have imagined that a week out from election day he would be out singing the president's praised in very strong language? we have a clip of that right now. >> the spth all over this and deserves great credit. i appreciate that call from the president. very proactive and i appreciate that type of leadership. the president's been great. i spoke to him three times yesterday. he called me midnight last night. good working with the president....
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what's good politics for chris christie is not to think about politics. the minute you start thinking about politics in any of these situations, you get caught. you always get caught at some point. maybe you get caught in front of a tv camera, maybe get caught by another lawmaker, maybe you get caught somewhere else, but you get caught and you get punished. by the way, it's a big punishment. the downside for even hinting and worrying the least bit about politics, in a moment like this, the punishment is bad. it's political. it can be -- it can end your political career. i give to you kathleen blanco. >> yeah. and ray nagin. >> that's true. but i would just observe somebody outside of the emergency situation. mitt romney's closing argument in a lot of swing states has been about how he will be a bipartisan leader in a way the president hasn't been able to do in congress. that argument is silently, indirectly, undercut by the teamwork of the president and chris christie right now. that's my only point. not that they have a political motive in doing it it. i
what's good politics for chris christie is not to think about politics. the minute you start thinking about politics in any of these situations, you get caught. you always get caught at some point. maybe you get caught in front of a tv camera, maybe get caught by another lawmaker, maybe you get caught somewhere else, but you get caught and you get punished. by the way, it's a big punishment. the downside for even hinting and worrying the least bit about politics, in a moment like this, the...
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mike viqueira, i'm watching chris christie live, governor christie, with the president, and it seems as though mr. christie was kind of made for this kind of situation. he seems to have embraced this in a really -- but seriously, mike. he does, doesn't he? >> well, here's a guy who, i think he would describe himself this way. he's very new jersey. i mean, he's very emphatic, he's very emotional. jonathan used the word "bombastic," i don't think many people would object to that characterization. he empathizes quite well. he's very demonstrative. and i think that as a leader of a state that is undergoing what this state is going through this week, and will doubtlessly be going through, if you've seen some of these pictures for weeks and months to come in terms of recovery and getting back on its feet, on the jersey shore, that he's probably very well suited to this role, and i think that both of these men, the president, as you see them now walk towards the microphone, are well suited to each other. compliment each other, almost. and i know that a lot of republicans are going to have a
mike viqueira, i'm watching chris christie live, governor christie, with the president, and it seems as though mr. christie was kind of made for this kind of situation. he seems to have embraced this in a really -- but seriously, mike. he does, doesn't he? >> well, here's a guy who, i think he would describe himself this way. he's very new jersey. i mean, he's very emphatic, he's very emotional. jonathan used the word "bombastic," i don't think many people would object to that...
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you're dealing with a chris christie, a michael bloomberg, and an andy cuomo. these are three guys who are not shy. and if they think the federal government was not helping them, was not being aggressive, they thought the president wasn't on top of this or wasn't doing everything that they thought the federal government could do, don't you think they'd run, not walk to a tv camera and let people know? so you're in a unique situation here with a hard-hit area, so three very politically savvy, media savvy governors in the most important media market in the world. you don't want to mess this up. so i think this is a case where it's good politics not to play politics and just throw yourself into disaster relief because you're dealing with a high population area that, frankly, you mess this up, the whole world is going to know about it. >> yeah, howard, what's impressive to me is he's going to new jersey today. he went to jersey. we saw the pictures. not to one of those states that we got a little tired covering basically, the so-called swing states. he went to the
you're dealing with a chris christie, a michael bloomberg, and an andy cuomo. these are three guys who are not shy. and if they think the federal government was not helping them, was not being aggressive, they thought the president wasn't on top of this or wasn't doing everything that they thought the federal government could do, don't you think they'd run, not walk to a tv camera and let people know? so you're in a unique situation here with a hard-hit area, so three very politically savvy,...
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he is up in the chopper with governor christie. it was interesting. it was just governor christie. no other entourage greeting the president. just president and administrator fugate. they got on marine one which was brought up here and that's what they're doing now and just the three of them along with jack law the chief of staff on one helicopter and they're doing that tour as you know yesterday it was after governor christie did his first tell conference tour of the shore he was a different guy in the press briefing. clearly shaken him up. so then the pictures we have been seeing today, obviously, with going up in the -- it's just what you're seeing today and what people are seeing today you now understand the emotional response that governor christie had and others from new jersey had as they have seen the devastation up close so that's what they're doing now and you're right. you know, it is a picture and at the same time this is the best politics in a situation like this. >> and we actually heard from one of the congressman from the area, steve israel was on a short time ago t
he is up in the chopper with governor christie. it was interesting. it was just governor christie. no other entourage greeting the president. just president and administrator fugate. they got on marine one which was brought up here and that's what they're doing now and just the three of them along with jack law the chief of staff on one helicopter and they're doing that tour as you know yesterday it was after governor christie did his first tell conference tour of the shore he was a different...
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chris christie was a wrecking ball of rhetoric at the rnc. a wrecking ball of rhetoric against the president and his leadership. now they are side by side and chris christie couldn't be more com complimentary of seeing the leadership the president represents. >> i disagree a little bit. i don't think it's surprising. people come together in things like this. that's a good thing. good governance is good politics. if chris christie and president obama do a good job handling hurricane sandy, voters will like them more. chris christie is a governor of new jersey first, a romney surrogate second. he's got to do a good job for his state. this is an important moment for him to stand on his own two feet. so i'm not that surprised he'd be happy the president is helping him help his state. >> does it prove those kinds of speeches we saw at the rnc, what a bunch of hogwash that is? >> i think their big difference are in health care. mitt romney at some point should come back to the issues. president obama should highlight disagreements with mitt romney
chris christie was a wrecking ball of rhetoric at the rnc. a wrecking ball of rhetoric against the president and his leadership. now they are side by side and chris christie couldn't be more com complimentary of seeing the leadership the president represents. >> i disagree a little bit. i don't think it's surprising. people come together in things like this. that's a good thing. good governance is good politics. if chris christie and president obama do a good job handling hurricane sandy,...
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no, it's difficult, and i think it also helps chris christie because christie looks authentic, looks like he's putting his state first. the problem for mitt romney is he's an also ran in this story no matter how you look at it. anything he does is going to look crass. like, for instance, having a relief rally in ohio, for instance, rather than going to where the damage is. so anything he does looks almost by nature too political. and he can't actually do anything. he can't do anything certainly for chris christie. going around with mitt romney and his secret service detail through the affected areas of new jersey would actually cause more problems and wouldn't help at all, whereas going around with the president helps him look at the damage, really view it for himself. he can actually get something out of doing that with the president. i think romney unfortunately is the odd man out. >> and here are the words that chris christie can never say again in this campaign. he said this just 11 days ago in virginia. let's listen to this. >> he never anything in his life, so the president doe
no, it's difficult, and i think it also helps chris christie because christie looks authentic, looks like he's putting his state first. the problem for mitt romney is he's an also ran in this story no matter how you look at it. anything he does is going to look crass. like, for instance, having a relief rally in ohio, for instance, rather than going to where the damage is. so anything he does looks almost by nature too political. and he can't actually do anything. he can't do anything certainly...
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this is chris christie who is affected by this situation. he's speaking very positively of a democratic president. >> i thank the president for his telephone call inquiring about how things were going here and assured him that things were going well. so far he invited me to call him at any time if things are not going well. and so we'll make sure that we do that and appreciate the president's outreach today in making sure that we know that he's watching this and is concerned about the health and welfare and safety of the people of the state of new jersey. >> and, chuck, here's the president himself speaking on this topic of the weather today. here he is, president obama. >> this is going to be a big storm, a difficult storm, and the great thing about america is that when we go through tough times like this, we all pull together. we look out for our friends, our neighbors, and we set aside whatever issues we may have otherwise to make sure that we respond appropriately and with swiftness and that's exactly what i anticipate is going to happen
this is chris christie who is affected by this situation. he's speaking very positively of a democratic president. >> i thank the president for his telephone call inquiring about how things were going here and assured him that things were going well. so far he invited me to call him at any time if things are not going well. and so we'll make sure that we do that and appreciate the president's outreach today in making sure that we know that he's watching this and is concerned about the...
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also plans to do an aerial tour with governor christie. mitt romney, of course, all over the state of florida. right now as we go to break those are live pictures. that's hoboken, folks. those are live right now. that is standing water in the streets of hoboken. we've all had those moments. when you lost the thing you can't believe you lost. when what you just bought, just broke. or when you have a little trouble a long way from home... as an american express cardmember you can expect some help. but what you might not expect, is you can get all this with a prepaid card. spends like cash. feels like membership. i'd like to thank eating right, whole grain, multigrain cheerios! mom, are those my jeans? [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't. multigrain cheerios >>> well, here is something you don't see every day. folks, this is the new york sky line where much of lower manhattan is still without power. nearly 2 million people in the dark statewide. that was last night. now along the jer
also plans to do an aerial tour with governor christie. mitt romney, of course, all over the state of florida. right now as we go to break those are live pictures. that's hoboken, folks. those are live right now. that is standing water in the streets of hoboken. we've all had those moments. when you lost the thing you can't believe you lost. when what you just bought, just broke. or when you have a little trouble a long way from home... as an american express cardmember you can expect some...
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governor christie postponed it. it will be moved to monday, november 5th to protect new jersey's young trick or treaters. crews were fixes falling power lines. nearly two million households in new jersey are still without electricity today. in reference of how much of the country that means, even if there was one person in each household without pour, even if it was just one, it would mean there are more people in day three of no power in just new jersey than the population of each of these states marked on the map. this is a huge number of americans here. it's nots over, it's not done, it's not past tense. widespread flooding is still present. we talked about hoboken last night. it's directly across the hudson river. it's small but has 50,000 people in it. as of last night, the mayor told through was as much as 20,000 people still stranded in deep, impassable, and increasingly polluted flood waters. the national guard did get to some of those people. we'll have more about that dramatic situation in just a moment. t
governor christie postponed it. it will be moved to monday, november 5th to protect new jersey's young trick or treaters. crews were fixes falling power lines. nearly two million households in new jersey are still without electricity today. in reference of how much of the country that means, even if there was one person in each household without pour, even if it was just one, it would mean there are more people in day three of no power in just new jersey than the population of each of these...
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we heard governor christie just a little while ago saying that special equipment is being brought in here, some high-wheeled vehicles and there will also be temporary shelters including one at teterboro airport where they'll be giving residents dry clothes and blankets. these areas were not evacuated because no one expected this to ever happen and nothing of this magnitude so nobody was told to leave and we've been speaking with a lot of people here who have never, ever seen anything like it in all their years that they've lived in moonachie, and i can tell you in the last few minutes we've seen drivers coming up here and asking us what is going on and they're not able to get in touch with loved ones because there is no power and phones here. we'll send it back to you in the studio. >> it adds insult to injury and we'll ask everyone to stay in place. thanks very much. >>> mitt romney is about to kick off a disaster relief event in ohio. he and paul ryan have scrapped official campaign stops in the wake of the storm. the governor asking people in iowa last night to help and remember t
we heard governor christie just a little while ago saying that special equipment is being brought in here, some high-wheeled vehicles and there will also be temporary shelters including one at teterboro airport where they'll be giving residents dry clothes and blankets. these areas were not evacuated because no one expected this to ever happen and nothing of this magnitude so nobody was told to leave and we've been speaking with a lot of people here who have never, ever seen anything like it in...
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we have been unable to get comment from the mayor since governor christie's remarks earlier in the day, lawrence. >> so, cydn echey, it seems thae governor had the right advice and the mayor did not anticipate what was coming? >> reporter: you know, it does seem that way, i know they're in the thick of it right now, lawrence, we have not been able to touch base with mayor lorenzo langford, those focused on the people stuck at those locations. so clearly they are in the thick of this. they are trying to get those people, you know, to safer ground. but they're doing it in the dark and on these flooded, impassable roadways, so, you know, who knows what went into that decision-making wanting those people to stay on the barrier island despite governor christie's mandatory evacuation that was to take place clearly yesterday afternoon at 4:00. >> and this is a very significant dispute obviously, lives at stake but it is worth noting this is not the first time that the governor and the mayor have clashed. the governor wanting atlantic city to come back as a more broadly based resort, a family
we have been unable to get comment from the mayor since governor christie's remarks earlier in the day, lawrence. >> so, cydn echey, it seems thae governor had the right advice and the mayor did not anticipate what was coming? >> reporter: you know, it does seem that way, i know they're in the thick of it right now, lawrence, we have not been able to touch base with mayor lorenzo langford, those focused on the people stuck at those locations. so clearly they are in the thick of...
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with govern or the chris christie. the president is expected to start the ground tour within the hour and bring you details. nbc's first read team says don't be surprised if the losing side whoever it turns out to be ends up blaming sandy as a result. well, the president will return to the campaign trail. we'll talk with a presidential historian regarding how the disaster affected the president's plan of attack moving ahead. also, why the head leans read ohio working class voters could be the key to president obama's re-election. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> hi, everyone. i'm tamron hall. following big, breaking news on the grnd
with govern or the chris christie. the president is expected to start the ground tour within the hour and bring you details. nbc's first read team says don't be surprised if the losing side whoever it turns out to be ends up blaming sandy as a result. well, the president will return to the campaign trail. we'll talk with a presidential historian regarding how the disaster affected the president's plan of attack moving ahead. also, why the head leans read ohio working class voters could be the...
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and chris christie will have a little extra punch to his argument. because as he rightly points out, what he's asking for is for new jersey to get its own money back. new jersey sends in more money to the federal government than it ever gets back in federal spending. per person, new jersey sends in more money than any other state compared to what it gets back in federal spending. the wealthier states have always done this. the phenomenon was first tracked by then-senator from new york daniel patrick moynahan who based his funding on that fact that new york sends into the government far more money than it gets back. while at the same time states like alabama, alaska, louisiana, kentucky, mississippi, west virginia, wyoming, they all operate as clients of the federal government, collecting from the federal treasury far, far more than they ever send in in tax payments. these states have always lived off new york's money and new jersey's money and connecticut's monday and california's money and they've always been represented by conservative politicians
and chris christie will have a little extra punch to his argument. because as he rightly points out, what he's asking for is for new jersey to get its own money back. new jersey sends in more money to the federal government than it ever gets back in federal spending. per person, new jersey sends in more money than any other state compared to what it gets back in federal spending. the wealthier states have always done this. the phenomenon was first tracked by then-senator from new york daniel...
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when chris christie said i think we'll be shocked when we see them tomorrow. there may be cases where the ocean met the bay. in other words, it just eroded right through the barrier islands and i think we're going to see some of that tomorrow. >> what will happen to terms tomorrow and this those snow areas. what can they expect from temperature tools? >> excellent point. usually you lose power and it's usy summertime and don't y. temperatures in the 50s and 60s during the day and at night, 40s and 50s. if you're trying to keep your family warm and you have no power, that's a whole other issue we'll have to deal with. there's going to be lot of families looking for places stay. once you get through one night and you think you're okay but two or three nights with your kids, it can be rough. if you have power, open your doors and wel in your friends and family. you'll have to. >> bill, you put in an extraordinary day for msnbc and nbc. thanks for joining me tonight. >> thank you. >>> authorities in new york city are carefully watching a crane that is dangling fro
when chris christie said i think we'll be shocked when we see them tomorrow. there may be cases where the ocean met the bay. in other words, it just eroded right through the barrier islands and i think we're going to see some of that tomorrow. >> what will happen to terms tomorrow and this those snow areas. what can they expect from temperature tools? >> excellent point. usually you lose power and it's usy summertime and don't y. temperatures in the 50s and 60s during the day and at...
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president plans to tour the disaster areas in new jersey with governor christie tomorrow afternoon, and then i think with that -- there had been some question it was my understanding they were working on this planning. the question was whether new jersey would be ready to receive the security entourage that comes with the president tomorrow or wait until nurse? the fact they're doing it tomorrow indicates the presid t president's campaign schedule is likely to resume thursday. >> anyone that predicted romney would campaign is right. >> more on that later, toure. lower manhattan saw a record storm system last night. a picture is worth a thousand words. this tells that story. we had the last high tide of potential concern earlier today. where is the water right now? >> reporter: well, steve, right now the water level is from this point right here, the edge of this water break about six feet below. yesterday that changed pretty quickly. hour by hour it rose by about two feet every three hours and during the high tide it started to crest above this edge right here. little by little as it ma
president plans to tour the disaster areas in new jersey with governor christie tomorrow afternoon, and then i think with that -- there had been some question it was my understanding they were working on this planning. the question was whether new jersey would be ready to receive the security entourage that comes with the president tomorrow or wait until nurse? the fact they're doing it tomorrow indicates the presid t president's campaign schedule is likely to resume thursday. >> anyone...
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foes, together in leadership, and christie giving the president such high marks? >> well, i don't think so, david. first of all, that's what leaders should do. we've had so many people affected.. people lost loved ones. so many people out of power. really struggling. and so i think what's incumbent on leaders no matter where they come from or what political party, they are working together, and that's what you've seen. and it will take a long time to recover. but that's what the american people expect from their leaders is at moments of real challenge and crisis to put other things aside and just focus on doing the right job for the american people. >> i know you're focused on storm recovery as part of the administration, but you do focus on politics. we're two days out. is hurricane sandy and the response have a political impact on this race? >> well, david, first of all, the political impact of sandy is sort of irrelevant. what's important is the impact we're seeing in new jersey and new york, connecticut, and west virginia. we have to make sure we stand by we b
foes, together in leadership, and christie giving the president such high marks? >> well, i don't think so, david. first of all, that's what leaders should do. we've had so many people affected.. people lost loved ones. so many people out of power. really struggling. and so i think what's incumbent on leaders no matter where they come from or what political party, they are working together, and that's what you've seen. and it will take a long time to recover. but that's what the american...
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because governor christie is a smart guy, no question about it. he's done the right thing here, but it's also the smart thing. because the more he cooperates with the president, the more likely it is that he'll get the things that are necessary to begin the rebuilding process in new jersey. short-term and long-term. >> let's talk about jersey, because you're very familiar with it. you know, you and i are about the same age. we grew up watching that beach disappear over the years. then they rebuilt the whole beach. you've got big dunes, actually, with stuff growing on them, which i never knew, it's like cape cod down there. my brother just talked to me on the phone a couple of hours ago. he tells me, a lot of that's just gone now. and the boardwalk down where you live is gone now. and atlantic city, a big part of that is gone now. federal money, how do you do a cost benefit and go in there and say, this is a value to the american economy to rebuild that part of the country that's right there ton the water's edge? >> the interesting thing, chris, yo
because governor christie is a smart guy, no question about it. he's done the right thing here, but it's also the smart thing. because the more he cooperates with the president, the more likely it is that he'll get the things that are necessary to begin the rebuilding process in new jersey. short-term and long-term. >> let's talk about jersey, because you're very familiar with it. you know, you and i are about the same age. we grew up watching that beach disappear over the years. then...
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president obama is scheduled to arrive in atlantic city to survey the damage alongside governor chris christie. the governor who yesterday praised the president's handling of the disaster said he will ask for the army core of engineer's help in rebuilding the shore line, a huge project. nbc's danielle lee is in toms river, new jersey, just north of atlantic city. danielle, what are you seeing there? >> reporter: good morning. well, where i'm standing is along the road that you have to take to get from toms river, new jersey, to the jersey shore where you're talking about all that devastation. it's still closed today and right where i'm standing just yesterday was completely submerged in water. now that the floods have subsided, the damage is almost hard to describe. look behind me, a boat that floated in the middle of the road. and if you look over here, this is a patio from somebody's home that was washed into this parking lot. it does not belong here. and all along the patio are just bits and pieces of people's lives, decorations, things that were just ripped apart, stripped from them. it's
president obama is scheduled to arrive in atlantic city to survey the damage alongside governor chris christie. the governor who yesterday praised the president's handling of the disaster said he will ask for the army core of engineer's help in rebuilding the shore line, a huge project. nbc's danielle lee is in toms river, new jersey, just north of atlantic city. danielle, what are you seeing there? >> reporter: good morning. well, where i'm standing is along the road that you have to...
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congressman, we've heard some updates from governor christie. what have you seen? what don't you know that we in the public should know about your district. >> well, we're still in emergency mode. there are people who may still be in serious jeopardy. but by and large, people did evacuate, they listened to governor christie and they got off the barrier islands to a large extent, and in my area, belmar, by the state, those areas have been absolutely devastated. we have 2.2 million people without power in the state. 500,000 in monmouth and ocean counties alone. and the streets filled with sand, debris, boardwalk, which has moved inland. and we're talking about a very treacherous situation. and the power lines, which have been cut by fallen trees remain a very serious problem. so anyone who sees a power line or looks like, don't even go near it. so, you know, we're still in the mode of trying to ensure that public health and safety are protected. the good news is that the water remains as far as we can tell, the water systems have held up. we're watching water in the
congressman, we've heard some updates from governor christie. what have you seen? what don't you know that we in the public should know about your district. >> well, we're still in emergency mode. there are people who may still be in serious jeopardy. but by and large, people did evacuate, they listened to governor christie and they got off the barrier islands to a large extent, and in my area, belmar, by the state, those areas have been absolutely devastated. we have 2.2 million people...
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people forget that this great optics for governor christie who is a blue state. this is a time of dire need, people still don't have power right now. we should not be playing politics here. murdoch's comments are completely out of place. >> why do conservatives, ari, insists that his kind words may swing the election. why are they doing that? >> i think they have a couple of problems. number one is they are already looking for things to blame for a romney loss. >> that's right. >> that's happening, first of all. >> the post-mortem is occurring even though the body is not dead? >> right. i mean, you know, there's a question about how much people are doing early voting nowadays. tuesday is almost like the time for late vote. if you have your stuff together you should have voted already. that's how it is in politics. i have worked on campaigns that have lost and it does happen. long before election day they see what they can do to maintain their legacy and angle that they weren't responsible for the loss. the other piece with rupert murdoch is -- by the way, i'm gla
people forget that this great optics for governor christie who is a blue state. this is a time of dire need, people still don't have power right now. we should not be playing politics here. murdoch's comments are completely out of place. >> why do conservatives, ari, insists that his kind words may swing the election. why are they doing that? >> i think they have a couple of problems. number one is they are already looking for things to blame for a romney loss. >> that's...
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more pictures from this afternoon with governor christie looking on. take a look at how he handled this. i wish he'd been doing a lot more of this before. look at how he handled this sort of meat and potatoes government work and the way he describes it here. >> what i can promise you is that the federal government will be working as closely as possible with the state and local officials, and we will not quit until this is done, and the directive that i've given, and i've said this yesterday, but i will repeat, and i think craig and others who are working with me right now know i mean it, we are not going to tolerate red tape. we're not going to tolerate bureaucracy. and, you know, i've instituted a 15-minute rule essentially on my team. you return everybody's phone calls in 15 minutes. whether it's the mayor's, the governor's, county officials, if they need something, we figure out a way to say yes. >> you know, governor, that is what a lot of people think of as government. you know, they think of the dmv. they think of where they've been that day and
more pictures from this afternoon with governor christie looking on. take a look at how he handled this. i wish he'd been doing a lot more of this before. look at how he handled this sort of meat and potatoes government work and the way he describes it here. >> what i can promise you is that the federal government will be working as closely as possible with the state and local officials, and we will not quit until this is done, and the directive that i've given, and i've said this...
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today governor chris christie postponed halloween today by executive order for the whole state of new jersey, the state hardest hit by hurricane sandy. they will be moving halloween to monday, monday, november 5th, in order to protect new jersey's young trick-or-treaters from floodwaters and live wires and downed trees. these crews were fixing fallen power lines in toms river, new jersey, today. nearly 2 million households in new jersey are still without electricity today, day three. for reference in terms of how much of the country that means, even if there were only one person in each of the new jersey households without power, which isn't true, even if it was just one, the number of households without power in new jersey means there are more people in day three than the population of each of these states that is marked on the map this is a huge number of americans we are talking about here. and this is not over. this is not something that is done. it is not past tense. widespread flooding is still present. and the national guard today bringing food and supplies to hoboken, new jers
today governor chris christie postponed halloween today by executive order for the whole state of new jersey, the state hardest hit by hurricane sandy. they will be moving halloween to monday, monday, november 5th, in order to protect new jersey's young trick-or-treaters from floodwaters and live wires and downed trees. these crews were fixing fallen power lines in toms river, new jersey, today. nearly 2 million households in new jersey are still without electricity today, day three. for...
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let's recall that president obama is fairly popular in jersey and chris christie is not. and he needs a lot of help from the federal government. he needs fema help, red cross help and trailers and everything so for a state executive at a bipartisan time, the president, he has an advantage, he can conduct diplomacy so to speak on like two treks. he can have the full machinery of the white house and the disaster response and being statesman like. that campaign isn't over. that campaign is going on and on, both sides, romney and obama, they're putting out press releases, talking points, hitting each other ads are on the air so it hasn't stopped. >> the surrogates are still in motion. >> except for chris christie. >> that's true. >> he's switched sides now a surrogate for the president. sorry. >> and to bring it back to the reality of the situation, chris christie has an extraordinary amount of work on his hands. you know, the next few weeks or months of his life will be busy with nonpolitical activities. after the break workers are stranded, hundreds of businesses are closed
let's recall that president obama is fairly popular in jersey and chris christie is not. and he needs a lot of help from the federal government. he needs fema help, red cross help and trailers and everything so for a state executive at a bipartisan time, the president, he has an advantage, he can conduct diplomacy so to speak on like two treks. he can have the full machinery of the white house and the disaster response and being statesman like. that campaign isn't over. that campaign is going...
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so chris christie is being a good leader, but he's shoring up his own political future. >> the short game and the long game. how does it all compare? >> don't forget, catch melissa's show right here on saturdays and sundays, 10:00 a.m. on msnbc. live election coverage, too. women -- or a special on women in the election, it airs this saturday at 6:00 p.m. eastern right here on msnbc. why women matter. and they do. if you'd like to help the victims of hurricane sandy, we'll show you how on our website. i'm only in my 60's... i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, it could save you thousands in out-of-pocket costs. call now to request your free decision guide. i've bee
so chris christie is being a good leader, but he's shoring up his own political future. >> the short game and the long game. how does it all compare? >> don't forget, catch melissa's show right here on saturdays and sundays, 10:00 a.m. on msnbc. live election coverage, too. women -- or a special on women in the election, it airs this saturday at 6:00 p.m. eastern right here on msnbc. why women matter. and they do. if you'd like to help the victims of hurricane sandy, we'll show you...
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chris christie's statement was there shouldn't have been shelters open here on the island. the winds are still coming ashore here. and we really won't know what kind of damage has taken place inside the city proper. i'm chris kato reporting for wcau. >> what he was explaining was cutting out of some of the time because we have a live shot in the middle of the storm about the controversy over those shelters. the the contrast is between the wishes of the local mayor and the wishes of the governor. governor chris christie saying there should not have been any sheltering in place on site in atlantic city that everybody should have been evacuated. local officials made some local sites available for people to stay in, but some of those places had to be responded to by first responders today. some of those people had to be rescued. but the important thing in what chris was saying, they believe there are several hundred people sheltering in their homes even in the face of rising flood waters. so that's something that local officials and local law enforcement is keeping a close eye
chris christie's statement was there shouldn't have been shelters open here on the island. the winds are still coming ashore here. and we really won't know what kind of damage has taken place inside the city proper. i'm chris kato reporting for wcau. >> what he was explaining was cutting out of some of the time because we have a live shot in the middle of the storm about the controversy over those shelters. the the contrast is between the wishes of the local mayor and the wishes of the...
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chris christie, a new bff to the president. big difference, big ton-around from the christie that gave the keynote at the rnc. who does this benefit? >> it helps them both. it's like a bromance. it helps christie seem to be bipartisan on things that matter most to new jersey. when you're a governor, these kind of disaster responses are job one. this is what you are judged on. and for barack obama who's always had this desire to have a bipartisan agreement, he's tried it and gotten nowhere with congress, being able to have a republican governor really praise him and work with him and be seen with him and to be helping each other and cooperating is good for his brand. >> i was going to say the images come in, we continue to be shocked by them. just when we see some of the worst, we continue to see images that surprise us. people in new jersey, while resilient, are certain low very vulnerable right now. knowing that they have got a friend in the white house is a very good thing. chip, new york city mayor michael bloomberg admitted
chris christie, a new bff to the president. big difference, big ton-around from the christie that gave the keynote at the rnc. who does this benefit? >> it helps them both. it's like a bromance. it helps christie seem to be bipartisan on things that matter most to new jersey. when you're a governor, these kind of disaster responses are job one. this is what you are judged on. and for barack obama who's always had this desire to have a bipartisan agreement, he's tried it and gotten nowhere...
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i mean the fact is, that chris christie is responding in a way, you know, many of us new yorkers are familiar with but what rudy giuliani and the country is familiar with, but what rudy giuliani did after 9/11, the appropriate response of a political leader to a devastated community that needs political leadership. >> let's remember, this is a case where it's good politics not to play politics and not to get into an endless, you know, somebody playing politics but not. it's good politics to focus on disaster relief and what everybody needs and be attentive. here's what i understand happened. i know the president held a conference call with a bunch of mayors and governors in the affected areas and it's my understanding that basically new york and new jersey are looking -- are in the neediest of categories, that the other states affected, pennsylvania, maryland, connecticut, virginia, delaware, have needs but they were offering assistance to new jersey and new york. that's how overwhelmed new york and new jersey are with the needs that they have going in. i think that it's pretty clear
i mean the fact is, that chris christie is responding in a way, you know, many of us new yorkers are familiar with but what rudy giuliani and the country is familiar with, but what rudy giuliani did after 9/11, the appropriate response of a political leader to a devastated community that needs political leadership. >> let's remember, this is a case where it's good politics not to play politics and not to get into an endless, you know, somebody playing politics but not. it's good politics...
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do we have that tape of governor christi he c christie that we can show it? i want you to react to this. >> thank the president for his telephone call inquiring about how things were going here and assured him that things were going well so far. he invited me to call him at any time if things are no the going well. we'll make sure we do that and appreciate the president's outreach today in making sure that we know that he's watching this and is concerned about the health and the welfare and safety of the people of the state of new jersey. >> that's the adjoining state of new jersey. you're governor of delaware, governor. tell us how this is being coordinated, give it a rating as of the past several hours, how is it going between femaened a the state level? >> fema is a ten and they have been. they were last year as well with irene. they've been absolutely terrific. they embed themselves with our own emergency management agencies so it's seamless. the president did have a call yesterday with all of us governors, a lot of mayors, and he went one by one asking i
do we have that tape of governor christi he c christie that we can show it? i want you to react to this. >> thank the president for his telephone call inquiring about how things were going here and assured him that things were going well so far. he invited me to call him at any time if things are no the going well. we'll make sure we do that and appreciate the president's outreach today in making sure that we know that he's watching this and is concerned about the health and the welfare...
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that's why governor christie has instituted rationing. everybody who has a license plate that end in an even number can get gas on even number days. if you have an odd numbered license plate you can get gas on odd number days. here in new york, senator schumer said he's going open up some mobile gas stations where people can get 10 gallons per person. they are hoping that will ease some of the pressure. the lights are back on in much of manhattan including lower manhattan and they can open gas stations now and start pumping again. that should help as well. governor cuomo here in new york said 8 million gallons were delivered. 28 million gallons are on the way. at its core, melissa, this is not a gas shortage, even though the rationing harkens back to jimmy carter and the gas shortage, this is not a gas shortage, this is a power shortage. if you don't have power at the pumps you can't pump the gas. if you don't have gas you can't bring the gas in from other areas because the roads are blocked. the ports have just been re-opened in new york
that's why governor christie has instituted rationing. everybody who has a license plate that end in an even number can get gas on even number days. if you have an odd numbered license plate you can get gas on odd number days. here in new york, senator schumer said he's going open up some mobile gas stations where people can get 10 gallons per person. they are hoping that will ease some of the pressure. the lights are back on in much of manhattan including lower manhattan and they can open gas...
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you have chris christie, the most visible republican in the country. certainly according to the media one of the better liked ones. he's out there using his platform to vouch for the leadership of the democratic president. i think that makes a powerful statement to people. i think having bloomberg weigh in makes a pretty strong statement to people as well. and i think just -- it's tough to quantify this. i think it's impossible to quantify this. to me it creates this noise that's sort of in the air, in the media air, and sort of in the conversational air in this country. it creates noise that i think takes wavering voters who maybe were soft obama supporters or soft romney supporters, i could see it moving them, you know, a small share of people, but i could see it moving people toward obama making them more comfortable with the idea of re-electing him. if it's a 1% or something, small, but it's big in the context of this election. >> in the context of endorsements, specifically, i was struck by the fact that the obama campaign today in its first day e
you have chris christie, the most visible republican in the country. certainly according to the media one of the better liked ones. he's out there using his platform to vouch for the leadership of the democratic president. i think that makes a powerful statement to people. i think having bloomberg weigh in makes a pretty strong statement to people as well. and i think just -- it's tough to quantify this. i think it's impossible to quantify this. to me it creates this noise that's sort of in the...